MEN'S TOP 25 Duke pulls away to beat St. John's

J.J. Redick led the Blue Devils with 18 points in the 70-57 win.
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DURHAM, N.C. -- The way Mike Krzyzewski sees it, J.J. Redick simply has too much on his mind to fully concentrate on free throws.
And that's OK with Coach K.
"It's so important to him for us to do well, I think he doesn't have full focus on the free throw," the Duke coach said. "He's thinking like a leader. I'd rather have him shoot less from the line -- because he's never going to be bad -- and be the leader."
It showed Wednesday night.
Redick finished with 18 points despite missing two free throws, and the top-ranked Blue Devils broke away from a close game shortly before halftime to beat St. John's 70-57 in their final game before Christmas.
Freshman Josh McRoberts tied a season high with 12 points, Sean Dockery also had 12 and Shelden Williams added 11 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks for Duke (11-0). Redick averaged 31.6 points in the previous three games, but a similar effort wasn't needed in this one.
"It's almost like we were waiting for a play to be called every time," Krzyzewski said. "That led to playing at a slower pace. Certainly, Shelden and J.J. have had better games, but I thought they did fine. They can do better and they have."
Aaron Spears led the Red Storm (5-4) with 14 points, 12 in the first half.
No. 6 Illinois 82, Missouri 50
ST. LOUIS -- Dee Brown had 17 points, seven assists and two steals to lead No. 6 Illinois in its first game in St. Louis since the Illini's loss to North Carolina in the NCAA championship game in April.
James Augustine added 12 points and eight rebounds for Illinois (12-0), which won by the most lopsided margin in the 25-year history of the neutral-court "Braggin' Rights" series.
The Fighting Illini led by 18 points at halftime and by as 34 in winnings their sixth straight in the series and raising their record to 17-8 in the 25th anniversary game. The previous highest winning margin was 22 points by Illinois in 1980.
Jimmy McKinney had 11 points for Missouri (4-4), which shot 35 percent and committed a season-worst 21 turnovers.
No. 10 Michigan St. 98 Wis.-Green Bay 69
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Shannon Brown scored 26 points and Maurice Ager and Paul Davis each added 25 in the Spartans' ninth straight win.
Brown was 9-of-13 from the field for Michigan State (10-2).
Ryan Evanochko had 18 points for the Phoenix (4-7), who were down 44-35 at halftime.
No. 11 Louisville 78 Coll. of Charleston 63
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Terrence Williams scored 16 points and the Cardinals won the Billy Minardi Classic.
MVP Brandon Jenkins added 13 points and four assists for Louisville (8-1), which remained unbeaten in the 4-year history of the tournament it hosts.
Dontaye Draper had 16 points for the Cougars (4-4), while Josh Jackson had 13 points and seven rebounds.
The Cougars closed within 46-42 on a 3-pointer by Draper with 11:20 to go. Louisville responded with a 21-6 run as Jenkins and guards Terrence Williams and Andre McGee combined for 16 points.